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FlamesAddiction · 10-05-2021, 12:47 PM

I think that review is actually fairly optimistic. I expect the team to be in the bottom 10 this season, likely around the the 23rd or 24th spot.

Hard to say for sure. I think the talent is there to be a playoff team, but the push and drive isn't there. Sutter may make the difference as he has been known to get players pushing hard, and adding guys like Pitlick, Lewis, Coleman, and Richardson might also help change the country club culture. So I am not saying a playoff team is an absurd suggestion, but I think the natural and stable state of this roster is bottom 10. It will take a pretty big push to break out of that gravity IMO.

10-05-2021, 12:47 PM	#33
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	I think that review is actually fairly optimistic. I expect the team to be in the bottom 10 this season, likely around the the 23rd or 24th spot. Hard to say for sure. I think the talent is there to be a playoff team, but the push and drive isn't there. Sutter may make the difference as he has been known to get players pushing hard, and adding guys like Pitlick, Lewis, Coleman, and Richardson might also help change the country club culture. So I am not saying a playoff team is an absurd suggestion, but I think the natural and stable state of this roster is bottom 10. It will take a pretty big push to break out of that gravity IMO. __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can."